Course Name | Histories and Theories of Architecture I |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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ARCH 203 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | Understanding the development of the history of architecture from the Stone Age to 1750 |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | History of architecture from the Stone Age to 1750 |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | X |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to the course | |
2 | Stone Age Architecture and the Rise of Cities | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 21-65. |
3 | Architecture of Ancient Egypt | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 67-89. |
4 | Hittite, Minoan and Mycenaean Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 91-113. |
5 | Ancient Greek Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 137-159. |
6 | Ancient Roman Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 191-215. |
7 | Field Trip | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 161-189. |
8 | Midterm | |
9 | Early Christian Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 245-267 |
10 | Early Islamic Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 269-272; 284-293. |
11 | Architecture of the Middle Ages | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 274-284; 295-314. |
12 | Gothic Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 323-347. |
13 | Renaissance Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 375-386; 403-431. |
14 | Baroque Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 468-483; 485-509. |
15 | Ottoman Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 453-468. |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Spiro Kostof, A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995 |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 |
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | 1 | 20 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 35 |
Final Exam | 1 | 35 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 65 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 35 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 16 | |
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | 1 | 10 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 14 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 16 | |
Total | 120 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services. | |||||
2 | To be able to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of design and construction. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.
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4 | To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice. | X | ||||
5 | To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales. | X | ||||
6 | To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment. | X | ||||
7 | To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems. | |||||
8 | To be able to present architectural ideas and proposals in visual, written, and oral form through using contemporary computer-based information and communication technologies and media. | X | ||||
9 | To be able to demonstrate a critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and direct self-education skills for developing solutions to architectural problems and design execution. | |||||
10 | To be able to take the initiative for continuous knowledge update and education as well as demonstrate a lifelong learning approach in the field of Architecture. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Architecture and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest